Chic Simple Dress Smart Men: Wardrobes That Win in the New Workplace [Hardcover]

Kim Johnson Gross (Author), Jeff Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2002 | Series: Chic Simple

In these times of economic uncertainty, dressing to impress has never been so important. Chic Simple DRESS SMART-MEN guides men on how to dress to find a job, keep your job, and get a better Job. . Drawing on interviews from top professionals and their own vast experience via their book line, AOL column, and InStyle monthly advice section, veteran style mavens Jeff Stone and Kim Johnson Gross put a sexy spin on the age-old question of how to dress for success. Whether you're an architect, accountant, media producer, sales director, consultant, venture capitalist, office temp, engineer, teacher or corporate CEO, it's important to understand how to dress appropriately for your position and your industry, and this book provides the straight talk answer to the most frequently asked questions about style at work. This title is not just a follow-up to the successful Chic Simple Work Clothes. It will answer the very real and continued interest in understanding the dynamics of dressing in today's constantly changing business environment, changing the average Joe from geek to GQ.

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About the Author

Jeff Stone and Kim Johnson Gross are the creators of Chic Simple, the ideology of paired-down elegance that is sweeping the nation. They live and work Chic Simple in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (September 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446530433
• ISBN-13: 978-0446530439
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic, necessary, April 20, 2003

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This review is from: Chic Simple Dress Smart Men: Wardrobes That Win in the New Workplace (Hardcover)

After living and working overseas for 12 years I have decided to return to the USA and must update my wardrobe. I bought 2 books: this one and Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser. This book is broken into 3 parts: Get Job, Succeed in Job and Get Better Job. Each section reviews the issues of dressing pertaining to that particular category. Basic stuff but necessary for the younger inexperienced man. This book's strong point is its explanation of the 4 dress codes: Corporate, Casual, Business Appropriate and Business Casual Appropriate along with business travel, entertainment and sales meetings. Its weak point is its lack of elegance and sophisticated masculinity. For that please see Alan Flusser's splendid book Dressing the Man.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very basic advice, October 5, 2005

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This review is from: Chic Simple Dress Smart Men: Wardrobes That Win in the New Workplace (Hardcover)

If you know nothing about dressing yourself, this book is targeted at you. There's some good advice here, but some questionable advice as well, and some of the advice is already dated -- the monochrome tie/shirt combo went out with Regis' millionaire show. A much better book is Flusser's "Dressing the Man." And if you want a really good book on elegant living, try Bernhard Roetzel's "Gentleman's Guide to Grooming and Style."

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The best book on the market for how to dress in 2006., August 31, 2006

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The book is probably the best book on the market for how to dress in 2006. I purchased this book to compete with the younger business crowd in interviews. I find it exceptional on style representation of how men dress. It does not emphasis the uniform of an office. It lacks empahsis on the male tendancey to expect everyone to show involvement by dressing alike. I call this the socially conditioning of men to follow a uniform dress code. I suspect this comes from all the socializing in sports acitivites. It is both a signals of member of your team and the oposing team. How you dress in work especially corporate America has major implications on how you are viewed in your work place. I suggest adjusting your style to each circumstance: work, play, social life to give the best impression